Microsoft unleashes improved Firefox (3 Viewers)

[Rami]

Open source community in state of shock
By Lester Haines
Published Tuesday 14th November 2006 10:02 GMT



The open source community is in a state of shock this morning at the news that Microsoft has released a version of popular browser Firefox.

The audacious move, which pretty well guarantees Redmond control of the entire browser market, will be received with dismay among those who previously believed that the might of Bill Gates' chequebook could, and should, be resisted.Naturally, Microsoft has made some improvements to the product, and the new features offered to Firefox fans include...

More here:
http://www.theregister.com/2006/11/14/ms_firefox/



If it was April I would of thought this was a prank....

 

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[flieeeekke]

i believe it is a prank.

 

[Rami]

Well the link they provide is not working...

I would investigate more, but I am at work and don't wanna get into trouble

 

[Rami]

Oh well, guess it's a hoax...

http://www.msfirefox.net/
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35640
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193700190

Now thats being efficient at work

 

[/usr/bin]

Well the link they provide is not working...

I would investigate more, but I am at work and don't wanna get into trouble

a) www.msfirefox.com is a joke site.. if it gets back up, you'll see why..
b) the register is somewhat resemblant to the onion, last I checked. satire, if you will

So, don't worry too much about it

EDIT: oh, looks like it's .NET

and good on ya, Ramsi

 

[Martin]

I would like to see MS release their own version of Firefox, just imagine... GPL code from Redmond, how crazy would that be.

 

[Rami]

Technically, they can do this right? But their pride wouldn't allow it...

 

[Martin]

Technically, they can do this right? But their pride wouldn't allow it...

Sure they can. They can even sell it (as long as the source code is included on the cd). :smile:

 

[/usr/bin]

Technically, they can do this right? But their pride wouldn't allow it...

Well, it's not just that.. they'd have to release their source code as well, and that's definitely not gonna happen

EDIT: gah, martin beat me to it

 

[Chxta]

O brother

 

[Zé Tahir]

a) www.msfirefox.com is a joke site.. if it gets back up, you'll see why..
b) the register is somewhat resemblant to the onion, last I checked. satire, if you will

So, don't worry too much about it

EDIT: oh, looks like it's .NET

and good on ya, Ramsi

Yea!! it stuck finally

 

[Rami]

Yea!! it stuck finally

Ok don't make me call you "3ahir" instead of Tahir

 

[Zé Tahir]

Ok don't make me call you "3ahir" instead of Tahir

That actually looks cool. I don't know how to pronounce that, but it looks cool

 

[Martin]

I agree Ramsi sounds cooler

 

[Rami]

That actually looks cool. I don't know how to pronounce that, but it looks cool

It means bitch in Arabic

 

[Rami]

I agree Ramsi sounds cooler

bah, the more i resist it the more it will stick...

Ya its much cooler

 

[Chxta]

Ramsi...

 

[Rami]

Yes?

 

[Zé Tahir]

this is great

 

[/usr/bin]

@Ramsi: Um, for a short while, I thought you said something else, and not quite "3ahir" ... care to take a guess?